Congress on Issa Amro; Egypt’s plan for Gaza

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US-Israeli/Palestinian relations

In a letter sent Wednesday, 32 Democratic members of Congress asked Rex Tillerson to utilize his influence in the case of Issa Amro, who is facing charges connected to protests he organized in Hebron, his West Bank hometown, against the Israeli occupation and expansion of settlements.

“By choosing to engage on specific issues of Israeli policy while ignoring the fate of Palestinians, the Jewish American establishment has effectively sided with perpetuating the occupation,” writes Edo Konrad.

The president has hit a new low, cutting the salaries and electricity of Palestinians in Gaza. The next intifada will be against the Palestinian National Authority and this should worry Israel and Abbas.

Nikolay Mladenov met Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and other senior members of the organization in Gaza, the Ynet news site reported on Friday. They looked at ways to end the shortage of fuel for the power plant and to increase medical supplies from the Palestinian Authority to the enclave.